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07 December 2023

Data Breach Disrupts UK Army Recruitment

The British Army’s online recruitment portal has been offline for more than a month following a data breach. Officials shut the computerized enrollment system down in the middle of March as a precaution after the personal data of more than 100 army recruits was found being offered for sale on the dark web. An investigation was launched to determine whether cyber-criminals had hacked into the internal Defense Recruitment System and exfiltrated recruits’ personal data. Data reportedly exposed in the incident included full names, dates of birth, addresses, qualifications and previous employment details.

 

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